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Albanian en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɔlˈbeɪn.jən/ (US)
• /ɑlˈbeɪn.jən/ (cot-caught-merger)
• (US) audio
• /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ (US)
• /ɑlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ (US)
• /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ən/ (UK)
• /ælˈbeɪn.jən/ (US)

Etymology

From Albania + -n. Doublet of Albanese. Compare Middle French Albanien and old Albanian endonym arbën, arbër (“Albanian”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian ethnic group or the Albanian language.
   • Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during protests over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors. 2023 May 30, Christian Edwards, “Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know”, in CNN:

Forms

Deriveds

Albanianize · Proto-Albanian · albo · Albanianness · Turco-Albanian

Translations (95)

eo albana (of or pertaining to Albania) · ca albanés (of or pertaining to Albania) · ms Albania (of or pertaining to Albania) · ru алба́нский (of or pertaining to Albania) · ia albanese (of or pertaining to Albania) · sl albánski (of or pertaining to Albania) · acw ألباني (of or pertaining to Albania) · pl albański (of or pertaining to Albania) · bg алба́нски (of or pertaining to Albania) · it albanese (of or pertaining to Albania) · pt albanês (of or pertaining to Albania) · cmn 阿爾巴尼亞的 /阿尔巴尼亚的 (of or pertaining to Albania) · lt albaniška (of or pertaining to Albania) · fr albanais (of or pertaining to Albania) · hy ալբանական (of or pertaining to Albania) · ar أَلْبَانِيّ (of or pertaining to Albania) · rup arbinescu (of or pertaining to Albania) · my အယ်လ်ဘေးနီးယား (of or pertaining to Albania) · mk албански (of or pertaining to Albania) · af Albanees (of or pertaining to Albania) · ko 알바니아의 (of or pertaining to Albania) · tr Arnavut (of or pertaining to Albania) · gd Albàineach (of or pertaining to Albania) · sh àlbānskī (of or pertaining to Albania) · hu albániai (of or pertaining to Albania) · ga Albánach (of or pertaining to Albania) · sq shqip (of or pertaining to Albania) · es albanés (of or pertaining to Albania) · sh а̀лба̄нскӣ (of or pertaining to Albania) · fo albanskur (of or pertaining to Albania) · de albanisch (of or pertaining to Albania) · vec arbanexe (of or pertaining to Albania) · ka ალბანეთის (of or pertaining to Albania) · ro albanez (of or pertaining to Albania) · rup arbinishescu (of or pertaining to Albania) · lv albāņu (of or pertaining to Albania) · el αλβανικός (of or pertaining to Albania) · vi An-ba-ni (of or pertaining to Albania) · yue 阿爾巴尼亞的 /阿尔巴尼亚的 (of or pertaining to Albania) · hu albán (of or pertaining to Albania) · ky албан (of or pertaining to Albania) · fi albanialainen (of or pertaining to Albania) · vec albanexe (of or pertaining to Albania) · gl albanés (of or pertaining to Albania) · da albansk (of or pertaining to Albania) · hi आल्बानियन (of or pertaining to Albania) · is albanskur (of or pertaining to Albania) · fur albanês (of or pertaining to Albania) · cs albánský (of or pertaining to Albania) · ca albanès (of or pertaining to Albania) · rm albanais (of or pertaining to Albania) · mt Albaniż (of or pertaining to Albania) · uz alban (of or pertaining to Albania) · az alban (of or pertaining to Albania) · nl Albanees (of or pertaining to Albania) · sk albánsky (of or pertaining to Albania) · ug ئالبان (of or pertaining to Albania) · eu albaniar (of or pertaining to Albania) · lv albānisks (of or pertaining to Albania) · ast albanés (of or pertaining to Albania) · bn আলবানী (of or pertaining to Albania) · sq Sccyp (of or pertaining to Albania) · gu આલ્બાનિયન (of or pertaining to Albania) · sq arbërisht (of or pertaining to Albania) · sv albansk (of or pertaining to Albania) · et albaania (of or pertaining to Albania) · th แอลเบเนีย (of or pertaining to Albania) · lo ອານບານີ (of or pertaining to Albania) · lad albanez (of or pertaining to Albania) · lad arvanit (of or pertaining to Albania) · hi अल्बानियाई (of or pertaining to Albania) · nn albansk (of or pertaining to Albania) · ast albanu (of or pertaining to Albania) · be алба́нскі (of or pertaining to Albania) · sq shkyp (of or pertaining to Albania) · fa آلبانیایی (of or pertaining to Albania) · la albanicus (of or pertaining to Albania) · lt albaniškas (of or pertaining to Albania) · sgs albanėšks (of or pertaining to Albania) · tl Albanes (of or pertaining to Albania) · mn албани (of or pertaining to Albania) · uk алба́нський (of or pertaining to Albania) · tk alban (of or pertaining to Albania) · ka ალბანური (of or pertaining to Albania) · nb albansk (of or pertaining to Albania) · he אַלְבָּנִי (of or pertaining to Albania) · oc albanés (of or pertaining to Albania) · hsb albanski (of or pertaining to Albania) · sq arbënisht (of or pertaining to Albania) · scn arbanisi (of or pertaining to Albania) · ja アルバニアの (of or pertaining to Albania) · yi אַלבאַניש (of or pertaining to Albania) · kk албан (of or pertaining to Albania) · tg албанӣ (of or pertaining to Albania) · km អាល់បានី (of or pertaining to Albania)

wikipedia: Ismail Qemali

Albanian en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɔlˈbeɪn.jən/ (US)
• /ɑlˈbeɪn.jən/ (cot-caught-merger)
• (US) audio
• /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ (US)
• /ɑlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ (US)
• /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ən/ (UK)
• /ælˈbeɪn.jən/ (US)

Etymology

From Albania + -n. Doublet of Albanese. Compare Middle French Albanien and old Albanian endonym arbën, arbër (“Albanian”).

Meanings

1. A native or inhabitant of Albania; a person of Albanian citizenship or nationality and their descendants.
2. A member of an Indo-European ethnic group native to the Balkans, primarily centered in modern Albania and Kosovo, and partially tracing their lineage back to ancient Illyrian populations.
   • Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, following the 1998-99 war in which Kosovar Albanians attempted to break from what was then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, made up of today’s Serbia and Montenegro. 2023 May 30, Christian Edwards, “Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know”, in CNN:

Forms

Synonyms

Albanese

Translations (122)

bn আলবানী (person from Albania) · hsb Albanjan (person from Albania) · ro albanez (person from Albania) · sv albanska (person from Albania) · nl Albanees (person from Albania) · crh arnavut (person from Albania) · mk Албанец (person from Albania) · fr Albanaise (person from Albania) · oc albanés (person from Albania) · hi आल्बानियन (person from Albania) · pl Albańczyk (person from Albania) · lt albanietė (person from Albania) · he אלבנית (person from Albania) · gd Albàineach (person from Albania) · es albanesa (person from Albania) · sk Albánka (person from Albania) · mn албани хүн (person from Albania) · ca albanés (person from Albania) · sq arbër (person from Albania) · de Albanierin (person from Albania) · sl Albánec (person from Albania) · az alban (person from Albania) · ms orang Albania (person from Albania) · fr Albanais (person from Albania) · nb albaner (person from Albania) · et albaanlanna (person from Albania) · af Albanees (person from Albania) · rup shchiptar (person from Albania) · sh Àlbānka (person from Albania) · fi albanialainen (person from Albania) · ka ალბანელი (person from Albania) · is Albani (person from Albania) · sl Albánka (person from Albania) · ru алба́нка (person from Albania) · be алба́нец (person from Albania) · sh Albánac (person from Albania) · nn albanar (person from Albania) · el Αλβανός (person from Albania) · gl albanesa (person from Albania) · bg алба́нка (person from Albania) · hy ալբանացի (person from Albania) · rup arbines (person from Albania) · rm albanaisa (person from Albania) · nl Albanese (person from Albania) · it albanese (person from Albania) · sq shqiptar (person from Albania) · hsb Albanjanka (person from Albania) · fo albani (person from Albania) · ar أَلْبَانِيَّة (person from Albania) · eo albano (person from Albania) · lv albānis (person from Albania) · ja アルバニア人 (person from Albania) · rue Алба́нка (person from Albania) · uk алба́нка (person from Albania) · sq shqiptare (person from Albania) · lv albāniete (person from Albania) · rue Алба́нець (person from Albania) · uz alban (person from Albania) · sv alban (person from Albania) · bg арнау́тка (person from Albania) · pt albanesa (person from Albania) · lt albanas (person from Albania) · sk Albánec (person from Albania) · sq Arbëreshë (person from Albania) · tk alban (person from Albania) · tg албанӣ (person from Albania) · bg алба́нец (person from Albania) · pt albanês (person from Albania) · ca albanès (person from Albania) · ast albanu (person from Albania) · mt Albaniż (person from Albania) · da albaner (person from Albania) · ia albanese (person from Albania) · et albaanlane (person from Albania) · gl albanés (person from Albania) · rup alvano (person from Albania) · gu આલ્બાનિયન (person from Albania) · mt Albaniża (person from Albania) · dsb Albanaŕ (person from Albania) · de Albanier (person from Albania) · tl Albanes (person from Albania) · cmn 阿爾巴尼亞人 /阿尔巴尼亚人 (person from Albania) · scn arbanisi (person from Albania) · ota آرناود (person from Albania) · ky албан (person from Albania) · ga Albánach (person from Albania) · bg арнау́т (person from Albania) · de Albaner (person from Albania) · ko 알바니아 사람 (person from Albania) · ast albanés (person from Albania) · hsb Albančan (person from Albania) · be алба́нка (person from Albania) · de Albanerin (person from Albania) · es albanés (person from Albania) · eu albaniar (person from Albania) · rm albanais (person from Albania) · tr Arnavut (person from Albania) · ca albanesa (person from Albania) · scn arbanisa (person from Albania) · dsb Albanarka (person from Albania) · cs Albánec (person from Albania) · cs Albánka (person from Albania) · ug ئالبان (person from Albania) · el Αλβανίδα (person from Albania) · pl Albanka (person from Albania) · ar أَلْبَانِيّ (person from Albania) · el Αλβανή (person from Albania) · he אלבני (person from Albania) · lt albanietis (person from Albania) · hu albán (person from Albania) · ko 알바니아인 (person from Albania) · sq arbën (person from Albania) · lt albanė (person from Albania) · uk алба́нець (person from Albania) · mk Албанка (person from Albania) · ru алба́нец (person from Albania) · sh А̀лба̄нка (person from Albania) · ca albanesa (person from Albania) · sh Алба́нац (person from Albania) · nn alban (person from Albania) · kk албан (person from Albania) · ro albaneză (person from Albania)

wikidata: Q179248 · wikipedia: Ismail Qemali

Albanian en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɔlˈbeɪn.jən/ (US)
• /ɑlˈbeɪn.jən/ (cot-caught-merger)
• (US) audio
• /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ (US)
• /ɑlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ (US)
• /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ən/ (UK)
• /ælˈbeɪn.jən/ (US)

Etymology

From Albania + -n. Doublet of Albanese. Compare Middle French Albanien and old Albanian endonym arbën, arbër (“Albanian”).

Meanings

1. The languages spoken by the Albanian people, primarily spoken in Albania and Kosovo.

Forms

Deriveds

Old Albanian

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Albanian terms · Albanology

Translations (71)

lt albanų kalba (language) · gd Albàinis (language) · sco Albanie (language) · bn আলবানী (language) · xal албан келн (language) · hsb albanšćina (language) · sq T'arbrisht (language) · fi albania (language) · lt albanų (language) · ms bahasa Albania (language) · af Albanees (language) · sq (gjuha) shqipe (language) · rup arbinishashti (language) · uk алба́нська мо́ва (language) · sl albánščina (language) · sh а̀лба̄нскӣ (language) · fi albanian kieli (language) · rm lingua albanaisa (language) · fr albanais (language) · is albanska (language) · rm albanais (language) · ko 알바니아어 (language) · sq shqip (language) · fo albanskt (language) · tr Arnavutça (language) · eu albaniera (language) · sq arbërisht (language) · nl Albanees (language) · ca albanés (language) · ka ალბანური (language) · hi आल्बानियन (language) · es albanés (language) · ro albaneză (language) · ro limba albaneză (language) · gl albanés (language) · ast albanés (language) · nn albansk (language) · et albaania keel (language) · cs albánština (language) · pl (język) albański (language) · chr ᎠᎵᏇᏂ (language) · nv Albéínii bizaad (language) · ja アルバニア語 (language) · ti አልቤኒኛ (language) · be алба́нская мо́ва (language) · he אַלְבָּנִית (language) · ka ალბანური ენა (language) · ca albanès (language) · el αλβανικά (language) · cmn 阿爾巴尼亞語 /阿尔巴尼亚语 (language) · nb albansk (language) · rup limba arbinishascã (language) · acw ألباني (language) · hy ալբաներեն (language) · de Albanisch (language) · tl Albanes (language) · sh àlbānskī (language) · ru алба́нский (language) · hu albán (language) · ga Albáinis (language) · mk албански (language) · it albanese (language) · pt albanês (language) · da albansk (language) · sq Arbërishtja (language) · be алба́нская (language) · gu આલ્બાનિયન (language) · ia albanese (language) · mt L-Albaniż (language) · eo albana (language) · sv albanska (language)

wikidata: Q8748 · wikipedia: Ismail Qemali

Albanian en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/

Etymology

From (Caucasian) Albania + -ian.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Synonym of Caucasian Albanian.

Forms

Synonyms

Caucasian Albanian

Albanian en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/

Etymology

From (Caucasian) Albania + -ian.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of Caucasian Albanian.
   • The Albanians honored old-age in all men, death in none, accounting it vnlawfull to mention a dead man; with whom they alſo buried his wealth. 1613, Samuel Purchas, “[Asia.] Of Armenia Maior, and Georgia: and the neighbouring Nations.”, in Purchas His Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions Observed in All Ages and Places Discouered, from the Creation vnto this Present. […], London: […] William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, […], →OCLC, book IV (Of the Armenians, Medes, Persians, Parthians, Scythians, Tartarians, Chinois, and of Their Religions), page 291:

Forms

Synonyms

Caucasian Albanian

Albanian en · ADJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

From Albany + -ian.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:central New York) of or from the city of Albany, New York State

Forms

Albanian en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

From Albany + -ian.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:central New York) Someone from the city of Albany, New York State.

Forms

Albanian en · ADJ · etymology 4

Etymology

From Alba + -n- + -ian.

Meanings

1. (historical, poetic, rare) Scottish, especially referring to the Kingdom of Alba, Scotland, between 900 and 1286.

Forms